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Overtime Case * USA - Jury Backs FedEx in Wash State
Seattle,WASH,USA -Bloomberg/Transport Topics -1 April 2009: -- FedEx Corp. did not illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who said the company wrongly called them entrepreneurs, a Seattle jury decided late Tuesday... More than 320 contract ground drivers at FedEx sued the company in a 2004 class-action lawsuit, demanding overtime at 1.5 times their regular pay, and also sought reimbursement for uniforms... A FedEx spokeswoman said contractors “freely chose to enter contracts with FedEx and operate their businesses as they choose,” while the drivers plan to appeal the verdict, their attorney said... FedEx still faces a national class-action lawsuit over driver pay and lost a similar case in California last year. The Washington state court decision has no bearing on the federal case in South Bend, Ind... The federal case involves more than 30,000 former and current contractors, Bloomberg reported... (Photo by frederiksamuel.com: FedEx truck)
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